Abnormal Chest Computed Tomography Findings among Admitted Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: COVID-19 has emerged as a pandemic and has varied clinical presentation. Computed Tomography scans of the chest play an important role in evaluating the lung parenchymal changes and aids in better planning the management of COVID-19 patients. The purpose of this study was to find the prevalence of abnormal chest computed tomography findings among admitted symptomatic COVID-19 patients in a tertiary care centre.

Pattern of Deaths among Women of Reproductive Age in Major Autopsy Centres of Capital Cities of the Seven Provinces of Nepal.

Background: The females in the reproductive age group are vulnerable to injuries and diseases. There is no reliable evidence of the pattern of deaths in reproductive age group females from Nepal. This study was conducted to explore the patterns of deaths of females of the reproductive age group in Nepal.

Unusual Presentation of Extruded Disc: A Case Report.

A 38-year male presented with severe low back pain radiating towards right lower limb which was progressively increasing with decrease in motor power of the ipsilateral ankle dorsiflexion and toe extension. Magnetic Resonance study with gadolinium suggested dorsal epidural migration of the extruded disc at L4-L5 level compressing the thecal sac, which mimics the differential diagnosis epidural abscess, epidural hematoma, synovial cyst and extradural space-occupying lesion. Open lumbar discectomy was done, and the large, herniated disc was found dorsal to the thecal sac adhering dura mater, which was removed meticulously and the patient was symptomatically better postoperatively.